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using that reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are invented people. >> i think he wins that argument. it was needlessly provocative . that is a weakness that newt gingrich tries to put a historical gloss. it pegoes back to the ottoman empire . he forgets we are in a delicate diplomacy. and this is a way to provoke them and suggest they have no right to any kind of state. his worry last night hoe put it in the context of palestinian continued attacks on israel and the terror. and that is a better way to construct the argument. >> chris: liz, you agree with that as a foreign policy thinker. >> i gree with what paul said. the challenge here, you don't want it focused on the sount bite. you want the attention focused on president obama has the worst relationship with the state of israel than any president had in a long time . you have iran six or eight months obtaining a nuclear weapon and we should be working closely with the arabs and israelis on a range of issues including iran. that's what we should be focused on and not our own talking points >> chris: mara, what juan said, newt ging
using that reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are invented people. >> i think he wins that argument. it was needlessly provocative . that is a weakness that newt gingrich tries to put a historical gloss. it pegoes back to the ottoman empire . he forgets we are in a delicate diplomacy. and this is a way to provoke them and suggest they have no right to any kind of state. his worry last night hoe put it in the context of palestinian continued attacks on israel and the terror. and that is a...
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. >>> inside syria, cbs gets an exclusive look at the uprising in the regime. >>> and not too hot, not too cold, astronomers find an earth-like planet not too far away. this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, 011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. and thanks for joining us. we begin with the republican politics and the surging popularity of newt gingerich. he is now leading hits gop rival necessary most polls and says he'll challenge president obama in every state. republican caucus goers in iowa think gingerich has the best chance of defeating the president according to a new cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning. gingerich campaigned here in new york yesterday and dean reynolds has the details. >> reporter: to those surprised by newt gingerich's rapid rise in the gop field, you can apparently add donald trump. >> it's amazing how will he's doing and how it's resinated with people. >> reporter: surging in the polls, gingerich used his time in new york to meet with trump, who he called a g
. >>> inside syria, cbs gets an exclusive look at the uprising in the regime. >>> and not too hot, not too cold, astronomers find an earth-like planet not too far away. this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, 011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. and thanks for joining us. we begin with the republican politics and the surging popularity of newt gingerich. he is...
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no doubt who he was running the show in syria. >> he's calling the shots. i think bah shar needs to reach out to the people. >> reporter: assad ignored that advice. what does this all upheaval for the region and for the united states? the big fear has always been that well-organized islamic parties, would emerge as the strongest and turn the arab world turns islamic fundament fundamentali fundamentalism. with the first elections taking place, grassroots experience is paying off. it pains to insist their islam is not at odds with democracy. in egypt the muslim brotherhood did win the biggest bloc in this month's parliamentary election. although a more radical islamic party came in a strong second. the real tension in egypt, now s over over the role of the military, how long will it stay in power? the headlines said it all. osama bin laden, the most notorious terrorist in history shot and killed by american forces. discovery that he had been hiding in plain sight many a military town in pakistan was an important milestone in the fight against terrorism. but t
no doubt who he was running the show in syria. >> he's calling the shots. i think bah shar needs to reach out to the people. >> reporter: assad ignored that advice. what does this all upheaval for the region and for the united states? the big fear has always been that well-organized islamic parties, would emerge as the strongest and turn the arab world turns islamic fundament fundamentali fundamentalism. with the first elections taking place, grassroots experience is paying off. it...
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presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning, thoughk, using look out to stop the rooftop snipers. no one is safe in the street. women and children routinely run to dodge bullets. they square off with the soldiers willing to take aim. we don't know how this standoff ended. >> those videotaping are also in danger. one camera man captures soldiers shouting allegiance and then running counterrecharge and firing with no regard. >> activists claim the courses are escorted by the government spies to make it impossible to report atrocities. they want the head monitor replaced. human rights record is in question given a previous po
presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning,...
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. >> jamie: taking a look at the viciousness in syria. a pair of suicide car bomb attacks killing 40 and injuring more than a hundred. in the capital of damascus. the government there blaming al qaeda for those attacks saying it's proof that terrorists are behind the 10-month long uprising there. there are a lot of doubts about that claim. canada's foreign minister called the allegations comical. opponents of the regime hinting that the syrian government may have orchestrated the attack in an effort to justify their brutal repression. keep in mind the united nations reports that more than a thousand people have died in syria since those protests began. in fact, we're told government forces slaughtered more than 100 fleeing villagers on tuesday alone. the fox chief report correspondent jonathan hunt joins me with more. a lot of skepticism about the regime's claim. >> in the eyes of many experts it's all too con yent. the american league observers aride yesterday within hours and you get these attacks enabling the assad regime to say you se
. >> jamie: taking a look at the viciousness in syria. a pair of suicide car bomb attacks killing 40 and injuring more than a hundred. in the capital of damascus. the government there blaming al qaeda for those attacks saying it's proof that terrorists are behind the 10-month long uprising there. there are a lot of doubts about that claim. canada's foreign minister called the allegations comical. opponents of the regime hinting that the syrian government may have orchestrated the attack...
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>>jonathan: syria is more difficult to go into. and president assad is digging in for the long run unleashing his forces again the syrian protesters again and again. we have not seen were of what is really going on inside syria because journalists are not allowed but sky news got in and found protester whose say equally they are not going anywhere. >> it is dangerous. (inaudible) it is dangerous. people are defiant. they will go out every day. they defiant. they are angry with the regime. >>jonathan: it is hard to find anyone who believes assad will go quickly or easily so we are settling in more many months of this violence. >>shepard: thank you, jonathan hunt. you can chat with jonathan at foxnews.com/shep. a judge is hearing arguments over whether to give a man who shot president reagan more time away from the mentality facility that houses him. defense lawyers claim he is no longer dangerous. the prosecution says he has a deceptive personality and should stay put. trace is watching it all. the doctors are saying he is now "sane
>>jonathan: syria is more difficult to go into. and president assad is digging in for the long run unleashing his forces again the syrian protesters again and again. we have not seen were of what is really going on inside syria because journalists are not allowed but sky news got in and found protester whose say equally they are not going anywhere. >> it is dangerous. (inaudible) it is dangerous. people are defiant. they will go out every day. they defiant. they are angry with the...
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iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade because it exhausts the people and the government. but we stood with the arab league. and we were very frank and we agreed on an initiative to perhaps -- it will be the last-minute initiative we'll see in the situation and will achieve the required change in syria without any violent operations that could affect the area in general. i believe that all the parties realize the dangers of a sectarian war in iraq and syria and in the region because it will be like a snowball that -- it will expand and be difficult to control it. we will try
iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade...
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thank you. >> charlie: we turn tonight to the crises in syria, the u.n. statements that the nine month long uprising has claimed more than 4,000 lives. this week more than 60 bodies were found in the city of homes which has been at the center of the uprising. syrian activist said many of the victims bore sig of torture. despite growing condemn nation and sanctions from the international communi the assad regem has shown no signs of easing its crack down. the government has banned most foreign journalists. joining me now is clarissa ward of cba news. she's a foreign correspondent there. she managed to enter the country as a tourist. here's a look at someof her reporting. >> he's a is an opposition actid does not wanto use her al name. the opposition knows who she is. she's in hiding to avoid arrest. are you scared i i am not but we have to continue. this is what we have been dreaming of long time ago. >> she took us to the damascus suburb of duma to the funeral rove a6 year old boy these people say were shot by security forces that protested the day before
thank you. >> charlie: we turn tonight to the crises in syria, the u.n. statements that the nine month long uprising has claimed more than 4,000 lives. this week more than 60 bodies were found in the city of homes which has been at the center of the uprising. syrian activist said many of the victims bore sig of torture. despite growing condemn nation and sanctions from the international communi the assad regem has shown no signs of easing its crack down. the government has banned most...
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because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it hints it will come in, but then it doesn't. so i think it's the recipe for a long, long war. >> anything that's going to happen? >> absolutely. this is where we are. the regime can't bury this revolution. the revolution can't overthrow the regime. when we look at the powers beyond, the international community has really been disgraceful. and the belief in the arab league has been such a sham. when you look at the sudanese general going to homs and saying he saw nothing frightening in homs. well, with all due respect, maybe his standards are the darfur standards. >> i'm, this is what i just canno
because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it...
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should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was persistent and tenacious. he kept it up, and kept it up and kept it up. finally by '94, he is the newly elected speaker of the house of representatives with a republican majority. so i wouldn't underestimate him. >> that's the headline. don't underestimate newt gingrich and we'll of his full comments there. plus what he said to say about hillary clinton. all that coming up at the top of the hour. back to you. >> always great to talk in with the former vice president. he was a little playfulness about the campaign. >> yes, he was. >> we'll see new few minutes. >>> one more gop deb
should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was...
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monitors are in syria keeping watch. [gunfire] activists inside syria say forces regime troops firing live ammunition and tear gas against the citizens protesting against the government. we cannot confirm this for ourselves and syria bans foreign journalists from entering the country. we are relying on am mur video like what you are watching. monitors with the arab league arrived on monday supposedly to observe the situation. from reports inside syria, it seems their arrival has reenjerry jizzed the protesters with thousands of them now taking the streets. the united nations says more than 5,000 people have died in syria's uprising since it began in march. the feds say a controversial new law could let violent criminals who are in our country illegally go right out of jail. now, some lawmakers in congress want to crack down. a live report on fox report from illinois. plus, it's catching unlike, well, wildfire. the numbers are in. so what do you think was one of the hottest holiday gifts? [ male announcer ] if you're givi
monitors are in syria keeping watch. [gunfire] activists inside syria say forces regime troops firing live ammunition and tear gas against the citizens protesting against the government. we cannot confirm this for ourselves and syria bans foreign journalists from entering the country. we are relying on am mur video like what you are watching. monitors with the arab league arrived on monday supposedly to observe the situation. from reports inside syria, it seems their arrival has reenjerry...
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the clearest signs yet of violence in syria. you see the same regime that murdered their child seemed to open fire on them today. details ahead. customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now. but hurry -- the offer ends january 3rd. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! i could not make working and going to school work. it was not until the university of phoenix that i was able to work full-time, be a mom, and go to school. the opportunits that i had at the university of phoenix, dealing wh profesonals teaching things that they were doing every day, got me to where i am today
the clearest signs yet of violence in syria. you see the same regime that murdered their child seemed to open fire on them today. details ahead. customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso....
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syria. as protests continue across the country, the deputy foreign minister signing a peace deal to allow the 21 nation arab league to send in observers. it's part of a plan to end the government's bloody crackdown. shows soldiers and activists facing off in homes. we can't independently confirm this because syria bars foreign journalists. colombia soccer fans furious after the team's defeat. we are told it started on the field when fans rushed some of the players. then they took the violence to the streets reportedly beating and knifing people and facing off with riot police. officials say at least 12 people were hurt and dozens arrested. siberia. forcing one man to wait for rescue on 00 roof. flights diverted to a nearby airport as firefighters work to get the flames under control. nobody hurt but the blaze destroyed the building. officials are investigating and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> around the world is brought to you by verizon. your holiday sma
syria. as protests continue across the country, the deputy foreign minister signing a peace deal to allow the 21 nation arab league to send in observers. it's part of a plan to end the government's bloody crackdown. shows soldiers and activists facing off in homes. we can't independently confirm this because syria bars foreign journalists. colombia soccer fans furious after the team's defeat. we are told it started on the field when fans rushed some of the players. then they took the violence...
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looks like the situation in syria is one thing that everyone can agree on. >> we stand with turkey and a growing course of nations to call for president assad to help p ahid. >> 25 people reportedly killed in clashes between the earian army and troop troops who havee defected. the u.n. estimates some 4,000 people have died in the uprising. >>> the folks in california are working and a colossal cleanup after one of the worse windstorms in decades. gusts of nearly 75 miles an hour. one person dead. damage estimates in the millions and thousands are still without power. maria, as bad as this is, more to come? >> another round of strong winds as we head into tonight and also through sunday morning. that is what southern is expecting. also fusty winds across central portions. not really associated with a storm system. actually a large trough or dip in the jetstream that is set up out west and we to have several disturbances that ticked down. the one she did bring the strong wrong of snow across the area. across new york cities of the up irmidwest where the air is too warm to see know we hav
looks like the situation in syria is one thing that everyone can agree on. >> we stand with turkey and a growing course of nations to call for president assad to help p ahid. >> 25 people reportedly killed in clashes between the earian army and troop troops who havee defected. the u.n. estimates some 4,000 people have died in the uprising. >>> the folks in california are working and a colossal cleanup after one of the worse windstorms in decades. gusts of nearly 75 miles an...
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the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's been a better year for scandal. some sleazy, some superficial, all devoured by the media. perhaps the most chilling came from the world of sports. first at penn state, then at syracuse university with popular coaches accused of horrendous acts. >> in retrospect, i -- you know, i shouldn't have showered with these kids. >> what's it? >> yeah, well, that's what hits me the most. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> another major scandal involved a global media corporation, the one run by rupert murdoch with a slew of top executives arrested in a massive phone hacking operation. >> did you close the paper
the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's...
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most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't take us for granted, don't think we can't fight and aren't prepared to defend our interests because we will. >>trace: but iran has been threat threatening us for years and years and years. why are we paying so much attention this time? >>guest: because a fifths of all the world's oil moves through the straits of more -- of hormuz and this would be regards as an act of war and it could escalate quickly into full-blown military conflict in a very sensitive part of the world. so, it is something that the administration is watching very closely. >>trace: we are talking abou
most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't...
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citracal. >>> in homs, syria, a massacre could be under way right now. the city surrounded by tanks and trenches. water, electricity communications cut off. food supplies reportedly running low. the opposition says residents were ordered to stop their protests of the regime by monday night. it is now after 3:00 a.m. tuesday local time. we don't know what's happening in homs or anywhere else in the country because the syria regime won't let us in, won't give us visas, see for ourselves, won't let international observers in either. they've promised otherwise now too many times to count. those promises, like so much, coming from this regime are lies. activists say security forces killed 21 people across the country today. fierce fighting in a number of cities. the unl's high commission forefor human rights say 5,000 people have now been killed since the uprising began. this person was one of those 5,000. we told you his story friday night. he was killed by a sniper's bullet in his own home. the video is still hard to watch. you see the bullet hole. a man po
citracal. >>> in homs, syria, a massacre could be under way right now. the city surrounded by tanks and trenches. water, electricity communications cut off. food supplies reportedly running low. the opposition says residents were ordered to stop their protests of the regime by monday night. it is now after 3:00 a.m. tuesday local time. we don't know what's happening in homs or anywhere else in the country because the syria regime won't let us in, won't give us visas, see for ourselves,...
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we'll take care of this problem iran syria san francisco interesting choice there well along i would like to expand on our previous thing that i said about iraq needing to pay us back i would also like to see countries like guatemala who we so generously gave syphilis i would love to see them you know pay us back for that or japan i mean we did we ended the war for them in hiroshima so if they could pay us back for that to reimbursement mr kay would you support any reimbursements of those type. of. reimbursement for pizza but i think that we need to do that now for bad foreign policy i can't comment on it myself because i have no. idea what i'm talking about with form san francisco should be part of the axis of evil i think it should be there are too many gay people there however given what i saw at the drag race i'm going to keep my mouth shut because she does look like somebody. i'm afraid that's all the time we have for that question now i want to move on to mr cain you were a guest on the sunday morning talk show face the nation of bob schieffer the other morning and the topic of
we'll take care of this problem iran syria san francisco interesting choice there well along i would like to expand on our previous thing that i said about iraq needing to pay us back i would also like to see countries like guatemala who we so generously gave syphilis i would love to see them you know pay us back for that or japan i mean we did we ended the war for them in hiroshima so if they could pay us back for that to reimbursement mr kay would you support any reimbursements of those type....
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. ♪ ♪ >>> crowds in syria defied danger today and returned to the freedom square for protests. look at the call there. activists urging people to head to public gathering places in spite of sniper attacks by security forces. the opposition says at least 35 people were killed today. protesters have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >> and just days after north korean dictator kim jong-il was laid to rest and his youngest son took power, the reclusive country is sending out a hostile message to the world. they released a statement and here's part of it. quote, we solemnly declare with confidence that the south korean puppets and foolish politicians around the world should not expect any change from the dprk and end quote, and north korea had harsher words for the neighbor to the south, angry that the south korean leader did not allow some delegates into the north to pay their respects to the late dear leader. the nuclear armed country says that the sea of tears will turn into retaliatory fire, and their wailing into a roar of avenge. >
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. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in the arab league in lebanon, which obviously hezbollah has close ties with syria and iraq, all of the other members basically are with the u.s. europeans, rest of the world, in condemning him. but malachi in baghdad refusing to do so. we will discuss what is going on in our next hour. also, i write about this on my blog today. >>> let's go to jack cafferty right now. he's got the cafferty file. jack? >> not exactly breaking news, but americans are fed up with congress. really, really fed up. a new gal yum poll shows incumbents are highest they have
. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in...
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estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that statement. it says quote, time and again, the assad regime has demonstrated that it does not deserve to rule syria. it's time for the suffering and killing to stop. it's time for the immediate and full implementation of all terms of the arab league agreem, goes on to explain what that means, the full withdrawal of security forces, release of prisoners and unfettered access by monitors and international media to all parts of syria. whether this means leading from behind or front is up to you to decide because administration does embrace that term, but they did say in the stat
estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that...
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for months, this is what we've seen of the revolution in syria. shaky cell phone video of demonstrations met with bullets. to meet the people holding those cell phones, we entered the country as tourists carrying only a small camera. rezenzae insists on using her real name. she cannot show her face. she is in hiding. the regime is looking for her. >> are you scared? >> who is not? but we have to continue. this is what we have been dreaming of long time ago. >> she took us to the damascus suburb of duma, to the funeral of a 16-year-old boy shot by security forces while he ducked for cover at a protest the day before. men and women poured in by the hundr hundreds, tinged with defiance. >> this is real syria, okay? if you come, you will see real bodies. they are not strong. they are not toys. they are real bodies. >> reporter: they want international military support and they say they will not give up their protests until president assad's regime falls. a helicopter circled overhead, but the chanting only got stronger. we are peaceful and they are sh
for months, this is what we've seen of the revolution in syria. shaky cell phone video of demonstrations met with bullets. to meet the people holding those cell phones, we entered the country as tourists carrying only a small camera. rezenzae insists on using her real name. she cannot show her face. she is in hiding. the regime is looking for her. >> are you scared? >> who is not? but we have to continue. this is what we have been dreaming of long time ago. >> she took us to...
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policy advisor to a number of republican presidents said using that reason gingrich's reasoning jordan, syria and iraq are all invented people and have no right. >> he wins that argument. it was a provocative way to put it it reflects one of his weaknesses is he tends to over intellectualize thing and tries to put a historical gloss on anything. it goes back to the ottoman empire. he forgets the fact we are in a delicate dip mroem lomacy betwe israel and palestinians. this is a way to provoke them and say they have no right to any kind of state. his answer last night was better because he put the issue in the context of the palestinian continued attacks on israel and the terror. that is a much better way to construct the argument. >> liz, you agree with that or not as a foreign policy thinker. >> i agree with that. >> agree with what? >> what paul said. >> i think the challenge is you don't want the attention focused on a sound bite from one of our candidates. you want the attention focused on the fact that president obama has the worst relationship with the state of israel that any president
policy advisor to a number of republican presidents said using that reason gingrich's reasoning jordan, syria and iraq are all invented people and have no right. >> he wins that argument. it was a provocative way to put it it reflects one of his weaknesses is he tends to over intellectualize thing and tries to put a historical gloss on anything. it goes back to the ottoman empire. he forgets the fact we are in a delicate dip mroem lomacy betwe israel and palestinians. this is a way to...
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but it's hard to verify videos that are coming out of syria. it's very difficult to know, to sort of separate the fact from fiction that's going on without having objective observers on the ground because you're hearing from activists who are watching the violence happen. they're part of it. so they're not necessarily going to be getting the best, the best, most unbiased picture. >> ifill: you mentioned the potential for u.n. sanctions. the arab league itself put in place sanctions, i guess last month, in november. is there any sign that they've been working, that they have had any impact? >> yes, they've had some pretty serious economic problems for syria. syria right now has had difficulty in terms of its foreign exchange reserve which has made it difficult for them to prop up their currency. so they're definitely feeling the pressure. however, the efforts, especially by the arab league, are constrained because they don't want to hurt the syrian population whom they consider to be innocent victims of the regime. it's very difficult to choose
but it's hard to verify videos that are coming out of syria. it's very difficult to know, to sort of separate the fact from fiction that's going on without having objective observers on the ground because you're hearing from activists who are watching the violence happen. they're part of it. so they're not necessarily going to be getting the best, the best, most unbiased picture. >> ifill: you mentioned the potential for u.n. sanctions. the arab league itself put in place sanctions, i...